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Valier, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Valier, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:27 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
32%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Valier, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValier, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 79°
Valier, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°54°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    74°51°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    39%
    83°54°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    25%
    87°58°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    78°59°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    86°55°+8°
Valier, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · backing 20°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 26 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2612SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Valier, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.7
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.15 inHg
Now
885.7
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+4.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 881886
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW886.2881.1885.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valier, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+27 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
0.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 47
Valier, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.4mi
UNLIMITED
150 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:27 UTC · Valier, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:27 UTC · Valier, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valier, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valier, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valier, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
10:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valier, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valier, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59486

16-Day Forecast — Valier

  1. Sat81°52°0%
  2. Sun78°54°1%
  3. Mon74°51°30%
  4. Tue83°54°39%
  5. Wed87°58°25%
  6. Thu78°59°10%
  7. Fri86°55°2%
  8. Sat94°63°6%
  9. Sun92°68°3%
  10. Mon94°63°8%
  11. Tue103°66°12%
  12. Wed93°68°11%
  13. Thu86°62°11%
  14. Fri92°52°6%
  15. Sat86°58°10%
  16. Sun88°57°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Valier

SPC includes Valier in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Valier

  • 59486

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.